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In a thrilling ICC Women's T20 World Cup match held in Manchester, South Africa Women's cricket team showcased a remarkable bowling performance, limiting India to a total of 158 runs for 7 wickets on Sunday.

After a promising start from India, South Africa made a strong comeback. Marizanne Kapp initiated the breakthrough by dismissing Smriti Mandhana for 17 runs, followed by Shabnim Ismail, who took the wicket of Shafali Verma, who scored 31 runs.

With both openers back in the pavilion, India concluded the powerplay at 59 runs for 2 wickets.

Ayabonga Khaka then joined the attack, trapping Yastika Bhatia leg before wicket.

Despite losing their top three batswomen, India maintained a decent scoring rate, reaching 82 runs for 3 wickets after 10 overs.

Veteran bowlers Nadine De Klerk and Shabnim Ismail delivered crucial blows, restricting India to 116 runs for 5 wickets by the 15th over.

Jeminah Rodrigues fell victim to a caught and bowled by De Klerk, while Ismail's final over saw the dismissal of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who managed just three runs in her landmark 200th T20 match.

South Africa's bowlers excelled in the latter half of the innings, effectively curtailing India's powerful batting lineup to a total of 158 runs for 7 wickets.

The last ten overs yielded only 76 runs and saw the fall of four wickets.

This marks the second occasion in Women's T20 World Cup history where India Women have surpassed 150 runs without any player scoring a fifty or more, previously achieving 163 runs for 5 wickets against Bangladesh Women in Bengaluru in 2016.

Shafali Verma was the standout performer for India, scoring 31 runs, while Deepti Sharma contributed 29 runs and captain Harmanpreet Kaur added 24 runs to the total.

On the bowling front, Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail each took two wickets, with Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nadine De Klerk each claiming one wicket.